While the data indicates an improvement in payment practices across Yorkshire and The Humber, the 4.4-point increase over five years represents only a marginal shift. With approximately 17% less responses recorded, the average score may also represent a bias in respondents who maintain good payment practices. Companies can use a late payment calculator to measure the cost of slow payments.
In brief: Payment practices in Yorkshire & The Humber improved from an average score of 60.6/100 (327 companies) in 2020 to 65.0/100 (272 companies) in 2025.